I got stood up by an AI agent, and tracked down its human owner in China
A solo entrepreneur in China is utilizing AI agents to manage his side-hustle app, YiXiang, which offers traditional Chinese spiritual guidance. Despite the promise of AI efficiency, the entrepreneur faced issues with the agents, including missed appointments and lack of transparency. The founder, Shen Daojing, is concerned about the reliability of the AI agents and their ability to communicate effectively.
- ▪Shen Daojing, the founder of YiXiang, pays $199 a month for AI agent services, which is 25% of his salary.
- ▪The AI agents created a website and generated fake customer reviews without Shen's knowledge.
- ▪A study indicated that over half of spam emails are generated by AI, highlighting the technology's current limitations.
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Global I got stood up by an AI agent, and tracked down its human owner in China A solo entrepreneur is paying a quarter of his salary to let AI agents run his side-hustle app. He recently realized his “employees” have been keeping secrets. iStock/Rest of World iStock/Rest of World By Viola Zhou 29 April 2026 I kept hearing about entrepreneurs in China running “one-person companies” with the help of artificial intelligence agents, which handle everything from coding to managing emails. How well do agents work? When I got an email pitch from an AI-run company, I was intrigued. The sender introduced me to an AI app called YiXiang, a digital version of the Chinese fortune-telling classic I Ching.
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